A Facebook post claims that Home Secretary Priti Patel spent £77,000 on “eyebrows and other beauty products”. This seems to be referencing a story originally published in Byline Times about expenses paid for on the Home Office’s
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The Dispatch→ Is Joe Biden Trying to Limit Americans to Four Pounds of Red Meat Per Year?
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Chicago Police Did NOT Tweet In Support Of Derek Chauvin
Did the Chicago Police Department's Twitter account tweet a statement in support of Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis police officer who was convicted in the death of George Floyd? No, that's not true: the Chicago police account does not hav
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: LeBron James Did NOT Say ‘We’re At The Point Where A Girl Can’t Even Stab Her Friends Anymore’ — It’s Satire
Did LeBron James say, "We're at the point where a girl can't even stab her friends anymore"? No, that's not true. This is a made-up quote from satirical website The Glorious American. Social media accounts picked up the quote as real in t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence ‘Black Lives Matter And Antifa’ Set Catholic Church On Fire In Minneapolis
Did "Black Lives Matter and Antifa" set fire to a Catholic church in Minneapolis? No, there is no evidence the historic church was set ablaze by protesters or activists in the same city where the Derek Chauvin murder trial was taking plac
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Columbus Police Not Arrest Anyone After a College ‘Party’ That Left Cars Overturned?
As criticism swirled around the police department in Columbus, Ohio for its extrajudicial killing of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant, more than a few commenters on social media pointed out that officers seemed much less aggressive when it came to a lo
Truth or Fiction?→ Daily Wire: BLM ‘Fuming’ After Chauvin ‘Guilty’ Verdict
According to Trendolizer.com on April 21 2021, one of the most viral links of the day was DailyWire.com outrage bait headlined, “Black Lives Matter Activists Following Conviction: ‘We’re Never Gonna Be Satisfied,’ ‘Burn It Down!’”
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Trump Versus Biden Tax Plans’ Meme
A February 24 2021 Facebook post purportedly contrasted the dueling tax plans of former U.S. President Donald Trump with current U.S. President Joe Biden. The post was highly popular, accruing close to a million shares in just under two months: In wha
The Dispatch→ Is Texas ‘Completely Open’?
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The Dispatch→ Is Texas ‘Completely Open’?
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Truth or Fiction?→ Rep. Maxine Waters Accused of ‘Inciting a Riot’
On April 19 2021, far-right blogger and commentator Dan Bongino shared an hour-long video under the title “Ep. 1502 Caught on Tape, Maxine Waters Is Inciting Violence.” It appeared to be very similar to a claim tweeted by self-styled right-
Truth or Fiction?→ Are Birth Control Pills 1000 Times More Likely To Cause Blood Clots Than The J&J Vaccine?
An April 13 2021 Facebook screenshot of a tweet was part of disordered discourse surrounding a “pause” by the Biden administration of the Johnson & Johnson shot for COVID-19. As conspiracy theories about and disinformation about the eff
Truth or Fiction?→ Charlie Kirk Has Dueling Opinions on ‘Resist’ and ‘Disobey’
On April 13 2021, an Imgur user shared Twitter screenshots purportedly showing contradictory opinions from right-wing activist Charlie Kirk of Turning Point USA, an organization promoting far right views on high school and college campuses. In a post t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Did NOT Scrub Her Twitter Of Support For Rep. Matt Gaetz
Did Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene scrub her Twitter account of support of Rep. Matt Gaetz? No, that's not true: Greene's Twitter is still full of tweets supporting Gaetz. The claim originated in a Facebook post (deleted as of April 13, 2021
The Dispatch→ Has the Biden Administration Resumed Building the Southern Border Wall?
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The Dispatch→ Has the Biden Administration Resumed Building the Southern Border Wall?
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Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Y’all, Check Your Attics’ Facebook Warning
In April 2021, a March 8 2019 Facebook post about a man caught secretly living in a woman’s attic went viral — purportedly told from the point of view of the unfortunate woman’s son. The Post and its Variations Originally, the text of
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: PETA Did NOT Call For A Ban Of ‘SavageHunts’ Instagram Page
Did PETA call for an immediate ban of the Instagram page @SavageHunts? No, that's not true: This fake tweet is a publicity stunt, to promote and circulate the name of an Instagram page about hunting. PETA is a U.S.-based animal rights org
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Matt Gaetz Wants to Date Your Child’ Billboard in Florida
On April 9 2021, an Imgur post made a titular claim that a Florida billboard stated “Matt Gaetz wants to date your child” — but that post, which was quite popular, did not include a photograph of the purported sign: Instead, the subm
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Appeal To Dog Owners To Stop Using ‘Gendered Language’ Was NOT Authentic
Did a woman named Titania McGrath post a tweet demanding that dog owners stop using gendered terms like "good boy" and "good girl"? No, that's not true: The @TitaniaMcGrath account is a satirical jab at "wokeness." McGrath is a fictional
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kory Terrell Is NOT The Texas Spelling Bee Champion
Is Kory Terrell the spelling bee champion for the state of Texas? No, that's not true: Several years ago, the young man won the spelling bee competition at his school, Davila Middle School, in Bryan, Texas. Its mascot is the Texans, and i
Truth or Fiction?→ Midwin Charles ‘Just Got Vaccinated’ Tweet
After the sudden death of commentator Midwin Charles (disclosed on April 6 2021), a tweet attributed to Charles stating that she “just got vaccinated” circulated on Twitter: The tweet, which was dated 10:18 AM on March 1 2021, said: Just g
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pete Buttigieg Did NOT Stage A Short Bike Ride For a Photo Op
Did Pete Buttigieg stage a short bike ride for a photo op? No, that's not true: The claim was made without proof, based on a short video clip that did not document his whole trip. The transportation secretary biked both to and from a Cabi
Truth or Fiction?→ Politicians Claim That Deaths By Suicide Increased During Lockdowns; Mortality Report Says Otherwise
On April 4 2021, Twitter user Elizabeth Jacobs PhD (@TheAngryEpi) tweeted about political claims involving quarantine-related suicides in 2020, contrasted with March 2021 data about mortality rates for the year before: Politicians told us repeatedly
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From a Week Georgia Was on Our Minds. Again.
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The Dispatch→ The Morning Dispatch: Understanding Georgia’s New Elections Law
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Full Fact→ Everything you need to know about the Home Office’s ‘eyebrow’ spending
A number of posts on Facebook have made claims about Home Office payments to a company called “Beautiful Brows Limited”, in light of an article from Byline Times. The article looked at expenses paid for on the Home Office’s procuremen
Snopes→ Did Matt Gaetz Retweet ‘There’s No Age That You Can’t Be Sexy’?
Some of the congressman's old tweets resurfaced amid a March 2021 sex trafficking scandal.
Truth or Fiction?→ Comedian Reveals Himself as Creator of Viral ‘Darla From Amazon’ Twitter Account
A Chicago comedian revealed on March 30 2021 that he was the creator of at least one Twitter account that had users wondering whether it was a real “ambassador” for Amazon, as the tech megacorporation faced both a unionization vote and more
The Dispatch→ The Sweep: The Eyes of Texas Are Upon the 6th District
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Truth or Fiction?→ Ben Shapiro ‘My #Redpill Moment’ Tweet
A March 27 2021 Facebook post purportedly featured a tweet from commentator Ben Shapiro, in which he described experiencing what he called his “#redpill moment” at age seven during a birthday at school: The tweet, which was dated March 26 2
The Dispatch→ Can an Anti-Trump Republican Win a Special Election in Texas?
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The Dispatch→ Did the University of Florida Suspend Conservative Student Groups?
Earlier this month, Rep. Madison Cawthorn claimed that the University of Florida had suspended conservative clubs on campus:Madison Cawthorn @CawthornforNCBREAKING: 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 -Turning Point
The Dispatch→ Did the University of Florida Suspend Conservative Student Groups?
Earlier this month, Rep. Madison Cawthorn claimed that the University of Florida had suspended conservative clubs on campus:Madison Cawthorn @CawthornforNCBREAKING: 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 -Turning Point
The Dispatch→ The First Amendment: Rarely Popular, Always Necessary
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The Dispatch→ Elizabeth Warren: Senator From Massachusetts—or the Roman Empire?
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The Dispatch→ Tales from the Free Speech Foxhole
David French graciously guest-hosts in Jonah’s place on today’s program, wherein he has a long-ranging conversation with a longtime friend, Greg Lukianoff, president of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education. David and Greg discu
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Nose Only Mask for Eating’ Purportedly Developed by Mexican Researchers
On March 25 2021 a Rumble.com post went viral, titled “ABSURD: Researchers Design New Mask to Wear While EATING.” What followed was not a news item, nor a video. After a lengthy advertisement played, the “content” of the post wa
Full Fact→ Oranges don’t test positive for Covid-19
A post shared widely on Facebook claims that an orange has tested positive for Covid-19 using a lateral flow test. It’s unclear whether the post is implying that the tests are inaccurate or unreliable. In reality, the test cannot work properly wi
The Dispatch→ Has the Biden Administration Issued a ‘Gag Order’ on Border Guards?
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